Carl Parker
by Adrian R Bell, Anne Curry, Jason Sadler — When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks? Until recently, their stories were scattered across handwritten manuscripts in Latin or French and difficult to decipher. Now, our online database … Read more
Tikal is an ancient Mayan city located in the dense jungles of northern Guatemala. It was one of the largest and most important Mayan urban centers, serving as a political, economic, and cultural hub during the height of Mayan civilization. Maya ruins of Tikal in Guatemala. Credit: chensiyuan via Wikipedia The history of Tikal dates … Read more
More than 3,000 years after the first nuraghi rose across Sardinia, some of these massive stone towers still shaped community life in ways archaeologists are only beginning to understand. New research at Nuraghe Barru, a site in south central Sardinia, suggests one of these ancient structures did not fade into irrelevance at the start of … Read more
A Guide to Hillforts of Britain, An Aerial View by Nicholas Sharpe is a new study that explores the history and significance of hillforts in Britain, with a particular focus on the Iron Age Dobunni tribe. Featuring over 150 stunning color aerial photographs, the book offers a unique and visually engaging perspective on these ancient … Read more
For decades, archaeologists argued that cities grew alongside inequality. As settlements expanded, wealth often moved toward rulers, priests, and elite families. A new study on Mohenjo-daro presents a different story. View of the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site. Credit: Saqib Qayyum, CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers from the University of York examined housing patterns in Mohenjo-daro, one of … Read more
Peruvian hairless dogs lived beside people at a major Wari Empire settlement on Peru’s northern coast more than 1,200 years ago, according to a study published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. The research gives the first physical evidence of these dogs at Castillo de Huarmey, a large ceremonial and funerary center built between 600 … Read more
The Acropolis of Athens is located in the city of Athens, Greece. It sits on a rocky hilltop known as the Acropolis, which is situated in the center of Athens. The exact address is Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Athens 105 58, Greece. The Acropolis is a significant historical and archaeological site and is home to several ancient Greek … Read more
A yakhchal still standing in the Iranian desert. Credit: Jeanne Menj/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Early frozen desserts Stored ice was used to make frozen desserts such as fruit sorbets, sharbats, and faloudeh (frozen rosewater and vermicelli noodles) sweetened with honey syrup. After the Arab conquest of Persia circa 650 CE, the Persian method for ice production and … Read more
Researchers studying Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have reported what could be the oldest known evidence of human cremation. The finding comes from sediments about 100,000 years old in the Middle Awash region, an area with one of Africa’s richest records of early Homo sapiens life. Surveying, sieving, and fossil recovery at the research site. Credit: Ferhat … Read more
More than 5,000 years ago, communities in Central Europe built massive stone tombs that still dominate parts of the landscape. These megalithic monuments from the Late Neolithic period have long been linked with ancestry, family identity, and tightly connected kin groups. A new genetic study suggests a more complicated picture. People buried together in these … Read more